Ethan Hawke's wife gives birth

New York -- Ethan Hawke's publicist has confirmed the film and stage actor's wife Ryan Shawhughes has given birth to a baby girl in New York.

Clementine Jane Hawke was born last Friday, Hawke's representative told Usmagazine.com exclusively Wednesday.

Clementine is the first child for the couple, who married quietly in New York last month.

Hawke met Shawhughes when she was a nanny for his two older children, Maya and Levon, but the actor did not start dating her until after he broke up with his ex-wife, actress Uma Thurman, in 2004, Usmagazine.com noted.

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